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In reply to the discussion: Outlaw RFID tagging of compulsory school students [View all]petronius
(26,581 posts)18. The petition got it right in the big issue, I think, but not the small one
This is the crux of it:
"...expelling students for a variety of micro-behaviors instead of teaching them those academic skills fails compulsory education's primary goal."
Outlawing RFID tags is not the solution, the petition should be asking for a serious re-examination of how schools implement discipline and control...
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So where is the student going to run into a reader off the school grounds, that is connected to the
reverend_tim
Jan 2013
#35
I'll admit the concept of this is new to me but I wouldn't have stood for it
flamingdem
Jan 2013
#27
I think accouning for students in school can be a good tool in accounting for their safety.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#33
I still think safety schmaftety - the percent change of unsafe isn't worth the loss of freedom
flamingdem
Jan 2013
#38
What religious theology is opposed to identification items? This is ridiculous.
RB TexLa
Jan 2013
#14
I really do not understand how anyone has an opposition to this on any grounds
RB TexLa
Jan 2013
#47
You mean, gasp, the executive branch of the federal government doesn't set school policy?
jberryhill
Jan 2013
#23